Sometimes our way is foggy
and so we muddle and fumble along.
But we know that if the Lord is
beside us we will prevail.
I have set the Lord always before me;
because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
Psalm 16:8
For those we are witnessing to, we should pray that the Holy Spirit would open their spiritual eyes to see these four things:
1 That they would see that they are lost. By lost I mean those who are separated from God because of their sin—for the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23). They are lost not because they have sinned (for all have sinned), but because they have not found a remedy for their sin. I think a good description of the lost are those who don’t know the truth and therefore can’t find their way to God.
Pray that the Holy Spirit would help them to see their sin and to see that God’s penalty for sin is eternal separation from Him.
2 That they would see the certainty of hell. As we have already discussed, the horrors of hell are certain for all that…
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Notice that these requests pertain to their liberty: that they would be free from the bonds of Satan—to hear and receive the gospel.
Preparation is so important. As the farmer prepares the soil (as he turns the ground over with the plow, runs the disc and the rake over the ground, and fertilizes and waters the soil so that the seed he plants will germinate) so must the Holy Spirit prepare the heart of the lost soul to receive the seed of the gospel. For the Word of God will not be heard, will not penetrate a heart that is hard and callused by sin. Therefore, let us pray for the Holy Spirit to begin that process of preparing the soil of hearts, especially of those you plan…
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Three absolute essentials for witnessing are these: guidance, faith, and to keep a close relationship with God.
For guidance in witnessing. As we go out, boldly, into the world to witness, we need guidance. Many (including myself) have witnessed boldly but have miserably failed because they lacked guidance.
In this regard, I urge you fellow believers to make Christ Lord in your heart, and pray that He would prepare your heart to witness—that He would make you willing and able to witness (1 Pet. 3:15); also, that He would fill you with knowledge and discernment, and that you would be so full of the love and compassion of Christ that others would see it and give glory to God (Matt. 5:16).
Secondly, with your heart more prepared, pray for the Holy Spirit to lead you to those He wants you to witness to—to those He has prepared…
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All the things we have discussed so far in previous blogs, with the resolve to pray over them, will help us with boldness. Being aware of the harvest will make us more compassionate in our boldness. Seeing the horrors of hell, the shortness of the time, and our grave responsibility to witness will make us more urgent in our boldness. But I think the most helpful thing is to have a Christ-like love for the lost and to be excited to share with them. This is what I think we should really concentrate on.
With that said, I would like to talk more now on love, then on hope, and last on faith in an effort to make us bolder in witnessing.
Boldness by love. Jerry Wiles says that boldness is “born of love.” He says, “Lack of boldness is very likely related to a lack of…
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As true, growing believers we should regard evangelism as our duty and responsibility. Moreover, as Christians, we should grow to have a deep concern for the lost, and a joyful excitement about sharing our faith. If we lack these three qualities, that is, if you think you might be too casual and carefree in this area, you can always pray about it and expect God to change your heart. Here are three prayer requests for the casual Christian:
To see our duty and responsibility to witness. We must never think that God’s call to us is optional—He commands us to go and be witnesses (Matt. 28:19). This means that witnessing is our duty and responsibility. Yes, He has put a heavy weight on us. He has committed to us the ministry of reconciliation, by which we as His ambassadors are to reconcile the world to Himself (2 Cor…
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How can we be bold in our Christian witness? Here are three ideas that have to do with our awareness and our perception of the condition of the world around us. And since in the flesh it is very hard to have this perceptions, we bring these ideas to you in terms of prayer requests. Thus we pray…
1. To be aware of the harvest. In Matthew 9:37-38 Jesus said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” The harvest Jesus is talking about here is souls ready to he saved. The laborers are evangelists—those who will share the gospel with them and lead them to Christ. In this setting, Jesus is looking over a multitude and is moved with compassion for them. He knew that there were many…
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The Bible tells us that God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance and to the knowledge of the truth (2 Pet. 3:9, 1 Tim. 2:4). For this reason, He wants us to pray for the lost—for all the lost. It is how God has designed for people to be saved (Rom. 10:1).
But we should also pray for ourselves—because we are the instruments that God has chosen to pray for them and to bring them to Christ. Of course, in our own ability we will fail, because we naturally lack the desire, the skill, and the courage to witness. But with prayer, God will work the power of His own Spirit in us, so that many may be delivered out of the power of darkness and into His marvelous light.
Now the most vital thing we need as witnesses is to be…
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The following article is an excerpt from this book.
If you really want to share Christ with people and see them come to Christ you must have a plan. I suggest that you do these four things: first, prepare your heart with prayer; second, make a list of those you want to witness to; third, make for yourself the opportunity to witness; and fourth, pray regularly for those you have on your list.
KEEP YOURSELF PREPARED
I suppose the best strategy for evangelism is to keep yourself prepared. A good way to start is to regularly pray for yourself.
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Matthew 7:7 says, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” This verse suggests three levels of intensity in prayer: asking, seeking, and knocking.
The first level,asking, is where prayer begins. Anyone can ask—even a small child. In fact, children tend to ask for things in prayer more than adults. But God wants us all to ask, and often. Jesus told His disciples to ask for things in prayer so that their joy would be full—that is, so that they would receive joy in seeing God answer their prayers (Jn. 16:24). Likewise, the book of James (Ja. 4:2-3) suggests that we ask for things whenever we desire them, as long as our requests are according to His will.
A second level of earnestness is seeking. According to Wesley Duewel, “[This level] searches to…
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Stephen Nielsen 